Asako Bairei
Legend of the Five Rings card from Broken Blades
Open in Oracle of the Void
- Card Type
- Personality
- Force
- 0
- Chi
- 4
- Honor Requirement
- 10
- Gold Cost
- 6
- Personal Honor
- 3
- Clan
- Phoenix
- Keywords
- Unique, Phoenix Clan, Shugenja
- Card Text
- Reaction: After a Spell enters play from you hand, bow Bairei unless there are now two or more copies of the Spell in play: Draw a card.
- Legality
- Four Winds (Gold)
- Deck
- Dynasty
Printings
Broken Blades
- Rarity
- Rare
- Flavor Text
- "He delves too deply into history's mistakes. Some knowledge should remain lost." - Isawa Nodotai
- Artist
- Randy Elliott
- Card Number
- 130
- Publisher
- Alderac Entertainment Group
Rules Q&A
- Q: Can Asako Bairei unbow holdings with his battle ability?
If so, was this intentional?
A: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=62593
Still on the first page even. Chris Fuchs, "Asako Bairei xp3 and Holdings", 19 Oct 2007 - Q: Does Asako Bairei EXP 3 bow to use his ability?
Relevant text: Asako Bairei
Phoenix Clan*Elemental Master*Sugenja*Water*Scribe*Cavalry*Experienced 3*Unique
Your water sugenja need not bow as a cost to perform water actions
Water Battle: Even if he is not at the current battlefield, bow Bairei: Straighten up to 4 target bowed cards.
From the special GenCon announcements on the L5R website:
A reference to a “(Keyword) Spell,” a “(Keyword) card,” or a “(Keyword) Action card” can also refer to a Spell or Action card with an ability that has that keyword.
While Bairei is obviously a water sugenja with a water action, he is not a Spell or Action card.
Does he bow?
A: This Asako Bairei - Experienced 3 card of which you speak - it wouldn't happen to be a Preview Card, would it?
We don't do rules questions on Preview Cards so early around these parts. Martin Lund, "Asako Bairei EXP 3", 23 Aug 2007 - Q: In another post about Isawa, was said that spells that isawa cast never enter play, sooo...
Can those spells be recovered with The kami watch over me?
When Isawa cast a spell, can I use the reaction on Kyuden Tombo to draw a card?
And about Asako Bairei:
Can i use his second abilitiy to draw a card after a surged unit containing spells returns to play?
If the first answer is Yes, does this happen in my turn or in my opponent's turn?
A: I'm going to say no, because it did have effects that resolved. Zen Faulkes, "Questions about Isawa and Asako Bairei", 3 Mar 2005